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Inhotluction: January 8, 200]
Public Hearing Data January33, 300]
Enactment Dme:.ienoary 22, 200)
CITY OF SF.W ARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCF.200]-001
AN ORDINANCE OF TH E CITY COl1NC2I.OF TT1E CIT' Y OF SE W ARD,
ALASKA, AMENDING TITLE 11, VEHiCLF.S ANp TRAFN'1C, "1'D
CHANGE SPEED LIMIT DESIGNATIONS AND Al1THORITY 'I'O
CHANGE SPEED LIMITS
WHEREAS, Title I I of me SewaN City Codq Vchiclce old Tra[fic provides desiymeted
speul limits; and
\YHF.RF.AS, it has been determined that itwonld be inthc intGCSI ofpublicsufelym reduw
the speed limit to I S miles an hour on Fomth Avcmm starting at Jcflbrron Stroet wminuing to
Railway Avwue; and
W IIEREAS, Title t I of the SewaN Ciry Code, Vehicles end'halbc zddrexses amhorhy to
ahengc apcctl limilx; and
l4HElih:AS, 0s curtonl language specifically msmicts the ability b set speed limits of tlltcG,,
hvevny-fmG [piny, Wirty-Gve, forty, forty-five ar fifty miles per hour; and
WHEREAS, the Cily of Seward would likethe following changes implemetttcd ro the City Cudc.
NOw,'IHEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITV OOUNCTL OF'IHE CITY OF
SE W ARIL, ALASKA tbat
The Seward City Code Title I I is hereby vmendcd to matl ze followx.
(s»keaut=deletions; eo/rt /ra(ia=vddilicne)
Section l: The Seward City Code Title ll, Section 11.10.020 Q.c)is amended by
chengiag tlm IDllowing definilion:
G on POnrth Avcnnc bgtvcca AdWny Jb~ sw, Sleet and Railway Avenue.
Section 2: The SewaN City Code Title I1, Scotian 11.10.025 is nmendW by changing
Os f IlowinK definilion:
~, whenevathe chief of police ddem,inu upon the basis of an engineering and anffie
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 200]-001
' vcstigarion Iha[ a speed grwlcr or Ices Ihav twenty-five miles par hour would
faeiliratcnc~ ordvdymovravcnt ofvchicnlaz tralllcand would bo rcasonabin andwfe
on any nrceet or IriShway oth«wisesubjcG to prima facio limit of twenty-live miles
per hour under this ehap[eq nc~ chief ofpolicc vtey dctcmunc v~d dalare a prima
facie speed limit of ~ ` ' ` -'
PRe~n fellNF'e miles p«hour, whicheveris found mos appropriem ro fnc~hrnre
the oN«ly movement of rcatic and is reasonable and safe, which declared prima
feic speed limit shall ba eReaiva when apPropdate mechanical, eleeaieal or painted
eiS:¢ PivutS vadecthereol'zro crated upon Ihesrceel orhighwny. (Ord. J66, ~3J2,
1969; Ord.610,1988)
Section 3: Tlus ordinanw shall take aff~cl 10 days following «acunwt.
ErvACTED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF $EWARD, ALASKA, this 22""
day nLinnunry, 200].
THF. CITY OF SF WARP, ALASKA
Vanta Shafeg Mayor
AYES: Dunham. V aldaua, $cMf , Dardarson, Thomas, Amberg, Shafer
NOH$'. None
ABSEN'C. Nmm
ABSTAM: Nanc
ATTEST
Lewis
Clerk
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